U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego announced Tuesday that his re-election campaign raised $407,547 in the second quarter, bringing his total cash on hand to $814,283.
Eli Okun
Eli Okun was an intern at The Texas Tribune in 2014. He has a degree in international relations at Brown University, where he worked as the editor-in-chief of The Brown Daily Herald. He previously worked for the Providence Business News, The Washington Post and the Current Newspapers in Washington, D.C.
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Hegar Announces $1.4 Million in Recent Fundraising
State Sen. Glenn Hegar, the Republican nominee for state comptroller, announced Tuesday that his campaign raised $1,393,102 in the latest reporting period of Feb. 23 to June 30.
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Health care
Texas Sees Rise in Medicaid Signups
More than 80,000 additional Texans have enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act last fall, despite Republican state leaders’ decision not to expand eligibility.
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Demographics
Amid Immigration Controversy, Obama Focuses on Economy
In a speech in downtown Austin on Thursday, President Obama largely avoided discussion of the ongoing immigration troubles in Texas, and instead talked about economic progress made under his watch.
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Travis County Forges New Territory in Creating Voting Machine
Travis County now finds itself, along with Los Angeles County in California, at the cutting edge of a race against time to create an alternative voting technology system.
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Criminal Justice
Judge Orders Senator to Testify in Hurricane Claims Case
A state senator will have to testify in response to allegations that he exerted improper political pressure on the state windstorm insurance agency, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Transportation
In Central Texas, Easy Access to Airport PreCheck is on the Way
Many Texans have wondered why no application centers for the TSA’s PreCheck program exist within 100 miles of Austin or San Antonio. But the agency is now taking steps to change that.
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Criminal Justice
5th Circuit Reverses District Court Opinion in Victory for Water Suppliers
State and local water planning agencies in Texas were handed a narrow victory by federal judges on Monday, vindicating decisions to supply more water to cities and industries at potential expense of wildlife.
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Economy
Calif. Lawmaker Returns the Favor With Job-Recruiting Trip to Texas
Following Gov. Rick Perry’s travels to Sacramento earlier this month to promote Texas’ business climate, a California state senator has returned the favor.
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Health care
Report: Texas Lagging in Long-Term Care
Texas ranks third-worst in the nation on quality of long-term care for elderly and disabled people, according to a new AARP report released Thursday.